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An unemployed 46-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of robbing a convenience store in Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture, on Sunday night.
Police said the suspect, Teruaki Takei, entered the store at around 8:20 p.m. and threatened the female cashier with a knife and demanded money, Fuji TV reported. Before making off with 190,000 yen in cash, Takei beat the victim’s head several times.
A passerby noticed was going on inside the store and called police. When Takei exited the store, police approached him. As he started intimidating the officers with a knife, more police arrived, carrying sasumata (two-pronged poles to restrain attackers) and batons. In all, about 20 officers were on the scene as Takei was subdued.
Police said Takei has admitted to the charge and quoted him as saying he needed money.
© Japan Today
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Alex Einz
20? I really want more transparency on how exactly these "public servants" spend my hard earned tax
Mocheake
Only twenty? Why not try to get into the Guinness Book or send a hundred next time and tell UNESCO to make the area a World Heritage site
Luddite
Saw the footage on TV this morning. They were a bit excessive with the batons.
simon g
Looks good on their performance reports and bonuses are decided this month. Watch out for speed traps as well.
Glad they gave the cretin a good smacking, he did resist and was armed after all.
econstats
Well done NPA! Good job. London could learn from Japan.
Michael Jackson
I once counted a total of 13 policemen trying to restrain/arrest an intoxicated man in Hachioji. They were going out of their way to be nice, even though he resisted.
DaDude
I had 8 cops show up to a small fender bender a few years ago. I had over 10 show up when I made an illegal right turn. Generally 1-2 are working and the others are standing around.
extanker
Waste of my tax money? Too man cops showed up? Too excessive with the batons? Ok, next time let's just have one or two cops show up and they can just shoot the guy instead.
Personally, I would think it wouldn't matter how many officers showed up if they managed to take the guy in alive. God, some of you people just have to have something to complain about.
dmc27
A few cops + one stun gun seems far more efficient. Save the tax money for something like free high-school education or better/more public daycare.
extanker
I don't want to hear any of you complaining about American cops being trigger happy after this. I mean, they're saving tax-payer money right? Since a handful of bullets is way cheaper than a trial and imprisonment...
since1981
As a former MP, 20 is excessive as he could have felt more threatened and intimidated causing him to react more violate.
Alex Einz
@extanker if justified( like in a case of a nutcase robbing a place with knife ), I totally agree that one cop with bullet is much more efficient solution., instead of wasting time and public money.